Lessons We Can Learn from Roger Federer’s Wimbledon 2012 Win!

This year has been a year full of sporting events especially in these summer months. It started with the French Open in late May, followed by Euro 2012 and then Wimbledon, Le Tour De France (happening now!) and the Olympics in London at the end of the month which everyone is looking forward to! If you’re a sports enthusiast like me, I guess you will practically be glued in front of the tube catching the events and cheering for your fellow countrymen.

But what I really want to talk about is Roger Federer’s win at Wimbledon last Sunday. You may be wondering what has his win got anything to do with business or eCommerce for that matter? There is quite a few lessons that we can learn from the Swiss master’s win actually. As I was sitting there watching the match cheering RF on (sorry Brit fans!), all these thoughts just came to mind and I just wanted to share with all of you here.

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Need Some Help With Twitter For Your Business?

Social media such as Facebook and Twitter are a blessing in disguise for many online businesses. While some may enjoy posting updates every day, others may loathe it thinking that it takes up too much of their time.  However, if you’re still clueless on how to get things running, here’s a brief rundown on what you can do with your Twitter account for your business.

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How’s Your Customer Service Experience?

F18 Super Hornet with Vapor ConeEverybody wants things fast these days. We can’t seem to wait for the coffee to finish boiling. The microwave takes too long to heat up our food. We expect things to get done almost instantly. Those of us who run our own online business might really wish that customers would make their purchases quicker instead of browsing all over, finally picking the products they like … only to abandon their order right before paying! Exasperating, isn’t it? So what can you do about this?

 

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Website Shopping Cart Skinny On Buying Pre-Owned Domains

In today’s Website Shopping Cart Skinny, we look at some of the things to look out for when you are out shopping for a used domain.

Purchasing used or pre-owned domains is slowly gaining popularity. There are certain advantages to purchasing a pre-owned domain (in addition to signing up with a secure ecommerce shopping cart) that could help you get a head start when it comes to ranking on major search engines.

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Secure Ecommerce Shopping Cart Product Selection Tips

Christmas is just a few months away. It’s that time of year when people start deciding which secure ecommerce shopping cart to set up shop with. But choosing a shopping cart is just one of the many decisions that entrepreneurs have to make. Everyone wants to jump on the secure ecommerce shopping cart bandwagon but not many know what to do once they are on it.

In previous posts, we have covered how having the services of a drop shipper can make life very easy for ecommerce newbies. But drop shippers have many diverse items in their inventories. So the question still remains, “Which product should I sell?”

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3 Key Shopping Cart Features Not Found On Blogshops

Blogshops have sprouted like mushrooms after the rain with more and more people seeking to make some extra cash on the side. However, for every person that buys something from a blogshop, dozens more give it a pass. Security, transition from product browsing to checkout and the general user-friendliness of a blogshop cannot compete with that of a proper shopping cart.

In this article, we shall look at 3 key shopping cart features that are not found on blogshops that can help improve conversion rates. (more…)

Good Free Shopping Cart Software Trial To Do List

There are many ecommerce solution providers out there who provide good free shopping cart software program trials. The free shopping cart software program trial duration varies from 15 to 30 days. Many, especially newbies, might find 15 days a tad too short to get the feel of a solution so if you need more time to try out all the bells and whistles, just ask for an extension; most good free shopping cart software trial providers would be more than happy to oblige.

So now that you’ve signed up for a 30-day good free shopping cart software trial, what do you need to do? Well, try the easiest stuff first. Here are 5 things you can do in just a matter of minutes with your free shopping cart store software 30-day trial.

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Shopping Cart Software Review Of Popular Features

As you may well know, the InstanteStore solution is packed with some really nifty features. In this article, we will do a quick shopping cart software review of some of the features that prospective merchants usually look out for before making a decision as to which shopping cart to sign up with.

When shopping for anything, it is common practice to always try to get the best deal around. When it comes to shopping carts, the question of what is the best shopping cart software around would definitely arise. Also common is screening through shopping cart software reviews and visiting a couple of ecommerce forums along the way.

However, some of you may have noticed that one shopping cart software review may differ drastically from another in terms of rating criteria for reasons we are not too sure of. When it comes to forums, it seems no shopping cart provider is spared from having at least one bad comment against it. But that is to be expected as no software solution is perfect (though we try!) and choosing the right ecommerce shopping cart solution is also a matter of personal preference and matching business needs to what’s provided.

If you’ve gone through this important process yourself but are still coming up blank, why not just compare a few key features of competing software providers before making up your mind. Here are some of the usual key features…

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